police
Eyewitness identifies police officer accused of shooting demonstrators
Egypt
October 3, 2011
Eyewitness identifies police officer accused of shooting demonstrators
In his testimony before the court on Monday, an eyewitness identified a police officer accused of shooting demonstrators on 29…
Trial of policemen accused of killing Sharabeya protesters begins
Egypt
October 1, 2011
Trial of policemen accused of killing Sharabeya protesters begins
Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday began the trial of a policeman from Sharabeya Police station. The policeman is charged with…
Military investigates officers shown torturing citizens in video
Egypt
September 29, 2011
Military investigates officers shown torturing citizens in video
The Military Prosecution has started investigations into four members of the civilian and military police who were videoed torturing citizens…
Police prepare for Friday’s demo
Egypt
September 29, 2011
Police prepare for Friday’s demo
The Interior Ministry has moved detainees and arms from police stations as a precautionary measure before Friday’s million-strong demonstration that…
Doctors protest assault on colleague in Red Sea Governorate
Egypt
September 29, 2011
Doctors protest assault on colleague in Red Sea Governorate
Dozens of Egyptian doctors staged a protest on Thursday outside the office of the attorney general in downtown Cairo after…
31 detainees escape police station in New Cairo
Egypt
September 23, 2011
31 detainees escape police station in New Cairo
Thirty-one detainees escaped from the New Cairo police station on Thursday. Security forces have arrested 24 of them and returned…
Police and army move in on Cairo street vendors
Egypt
September 21, 2011
Police and army move in on Cairo street vendors
The police and the army continued their campaign on Wednesday of cleansing the streets of Cairo of illegal vendors. Vendors…
Protesters block Suez-Ismailia Highway to protest death of young man
Egypt
September 21, 2011
Protesters block Suez-Ismailia Highway to protest death of young man
Hundreds of people blocked the Suez-Ismailia Highway on Wednesday after the death of a young man in Suez. According to…
Detainees from Israeli Embassy protests recount police torture
Egypt
September 18, 2011
Detainees from Israeli Embassy protests recount police torture
Ahmed Hassan is a government employee who passes by the Giza Security Directorate and the Israeli Embassy every day on…
Policeman arrested after failed kidnap attempt on German student
Egypt
September 18, 2011
Policeman arrested after failed kidnap attempt on German student
The Interior Ministry disclosed details on Sunday of a recent recent kidnap attempt on a female student with German nationality,…